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ryan lanza is the brother whose identity, that adam may have used, at some times. so looking to see whether they were planning this attack, practicing for it, for some time. >> mike, we heard earlier today that there was a family member down in north carolina who was describing the shooter's mother as perhaps a survivalist. someone who spoke, occasionally, of impending economic doom. are you hearing anything about that? >> well, not quite as dramatic as that, but we did talk to a friend of nancy lanza's, earlier today, who talked about how she was very much a gun enthusiast, a collector. she used to like to go to shooting ranges. in fact, she was described as passionate about her shooting, and even took her sons to shooting targets, shooting ranges to practice shooting there. so, that was a sort of another aspect of this that we'll clearly want to know more about. we do know that adam lanza had tried to get a long gun assault rifle at a sporting goods store in danberry, just on tuesday. the sale didn't go through, because he didn't want to go through the waiting pe
ryan lanza is the brother whose identity, that adam may have used, at some times. so looking to see whether they were planning this attack, practicing for it, for some time. >> mike, we heard earlier today that there was a family member down in north carolina who was describing the shooter's mother as perhaps a survivalist. someone who spoke, occasionally, of impending economic doom. are you hearing anything about that? >> well, not quite as dramatic as that, but we did talk to a...
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police say adam lanza drove to sandy hook elementary school arriving around 9:30. unable to gain entry through the main entry, he broke through a window, and that's when police say his shooting rampage began. in total 20 children were killed as well as 6 adults. there were also two surviving adult victims. police say adam lanza turned a gun on himself when he heard and first saw the responders coming onto the scene. three guns were recovered from inside the school. there they are. one handgun was left in lanza's car. we're joined by nbc national investigative correspondent michael isikoff in newtown, connecticut. michael, thanks so much for joining us. we've only got about three minutes for your presentation, so run through what you think is salient, what you have been able to put together about the motive and the method of this killer. >> well, first of all, chris, about motive, we are still clueless. he didn't have any connection to the school at all. he may have gone there as a child. in fact, he probably did according to friends, but he didn't work there, he ha
police say adam lanza drove to sandy hook elementary school arriving around 9:30. unable to gain entry through the main entry, he broke through a window, and that's when police say his shooting rampage began. in total 20 children were killed as well as 6 adults. there were also two surviving adult victims. police say adam lanza turned a gun on himself when he heard and first saw the responders coming onto the scene. three guns were recovered from inside the school. there they are. one handgun...
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nancy lanza's sister-in-law, adam lanza's aunt, stays is not unusual for a divorced woman, like nancy, who lived alone, to have them in the house. >> self-defense. she was a female. live aid loan, live nald beautiful neighborhood. >> reporter: but those guns she bought for protection, investigators say you were used by her own son to kill her. former classmates said a dam lanza was an awkward loner, bright, but painfully shy, so stoic says the former head of high school secure that he showed no sign that he felt physical pain. cindy crom berg says she heard all about adam from her son, kyle, who was a classmate. >> felt that he was odd, that there was no question that he was not a mainstream kids, that he was odd and did say he did had a difficult time making eye contact. >> reporter: adam lanza's father, peter, issued a written statement saturday saying "no words can truly express how heartbroken we are. we are in a state of disbelief and trying to find whatever answers we can. we, too he said, are asking why." as the for that big question of why, investigators at that news conferenc
nancy lanza's sister-in-law, adam lanza's aunt, stays is not unusual for a divorced woman, like nancy, who lived alone, to have them in the house. >> self-defense. she was a female. live aid loan, live nald beautiful neighborhood. >> reporter: but those guns she bought for protection, investigators say you were used by her own son to kill her. former classmates said a dam lanza was an awkward loner, bright, but painfully shy, so stoic says the former head of high school secure that...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and friends of hers say there was a great strain there. many classmates say that he, unlike the other kid whose had backpacks, he always had a brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, a very difficult time for him and his mother. >> i would think in the days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus will be on what can be learned from the computers they have taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right. to see if he left behind anything that would explain his actions. but they tel
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and...
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connecticut state police say adam lanza used several 30-round clips on a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the 26 victims at sandy hook elementary. >> these mass killings have to stop and we have do everything we can. it will include looking at how many bullets do you need in a magazine in a semi-automatic weapon. >> on "meet the press," david gregory asked the nra's chief spokesman, why not bring back the ten-year ban that expired in 2004. >> i don't believe that's going to make one difference. there are so many different ways to evade that. you had that for ten years. it was on the books. columbine occurred right in the middle of it. it didn't make any difference. >> the prospect of a ban on magazines or the kind of guns called assault weapons have people in atlanta standing in line for more than an hour at a gun show. customers at this shooting ranging in arizona say those weapons are widely used by sportsmen. >> guys that shoot clays, guys that shoot trophy animals, you know, a lot of them are done with semi-automatic hunting rifles. >> a group representing mothers says it will fight h
connecticut state police say adam lanza used several 30-round clips on a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the 26 victims at sandy hook elementary. >> these mass killings have to stop and we have do everything we can. it will include looking at how many bullets do you need in a magazine in a semi-automatic weapon. >> on "meet the press," david gregory asked the nra's chief spokesman, why not bring back the ten-year ban that expired in 2004. >> i don't believe that's...
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we know that the accused gunman, adam lanza, did carry not only a semiautomatic weapon but two high-powered pistols and he shot his way into the school, so the security system was set up was there. he just simply avoid that had by using this weapon to blast his way into the elementary school. we're also hearing this talk about them pursuing these malicious and false posts online. and what they are talking about, and i'm quoting, misinformation from people coming posing as the shooter or using other. i.d.s mimicking the crime and the crime scene on the heels of the information that there was a threat phoned into one of the churches during a noon mass, that just really indicates the level of problems that they continue to face in this community, and so it's hard to imagine all of these people who are mourning and trying to join together in a place of faith, having to be evacuated by s.w.a.t. teams with automatic weapons themselves with some type of malicious threat so that is compounding the problem investigators are facing right now. >> jay, really quickly here, and maybe you can help me. on
we know that the accused gunman, adam lanza, did carry not only a semiautomatic weapon but two high-powered pistols and he shot his way into the school, so the security system was set up was there. he just simply avoid that had by using this weapon to blast his way into the elementary school. we're also hearing this talk about them pursuing these malicious and false posts online. and what they are talking about, and i'm quoting, misinformation from people coming posing as the shooter or using...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any close friends. never seemed to be a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of cool school. home schooled him for a while. his parent got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors say, and friends of hers say, there was a great strain there. many of his classmates say he, unlike the other kids who had back packs, he always add brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, very difficult time for him and his ploerj. >> i would think in days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus is what can be learned from computers taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right, to see if he left behind anything that would explain his access. they are telling us there are no note, no lette
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any close friends. never seemed to be a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of cool school. home schooled him for a while. his parent got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and friends of hers say there was a great strain there. many classmates say that he, unlike the other kid whose had backpacks, he always had a brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, a very difficult time for him and his mother. >> i would think in the days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus will be on what can be learned from the computers they have taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right. to see if he left behind anything that would explain his actions. but they tel
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and...
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so last friday, in newtown, connecticut, adam lanza used a bushmaster ar-15 rifle with still legal magazines holding not ten, but 30 rounds, to kill those 26 souls at sandy hook elementary. with me at the table today is anthea butler, professor of religious studies at the university of pennsylvania. msnbc contributor ari melber of the nation magazine. joe watkins, republican strategist and former aide to president george h.w. bush and mark glaze, director of mayors against illegal guns. so that was a lot, a lot to deal with, a lot of history of the nra. it's interesting because in the history of the nra it used to be sort of a sporting and hunting organization, training. they actually used to support gun control legislation. let's talk about what changed and mark, i know you are an expert in this. what changed about the nra itself in terms of its advocacy that made it an opponent of gun control? >> well, there -- thanks for asking, first of all. i think it's kind of the lingering question underneath gun policy. why doesn't congress, why don't state legislatures do more. the easy answer is a
so last friday, in newtown, connecticut, adam lanza used a bushmaster ar-15 rifle with still legal magazines holding not ten, but 30 rounds, to kill those 26 souls at sandy hook elementary. with me at the table today is anthea butler, professor of religious studies at the university of pennsylvania. msnbc contributor ari melber of the nation magazine. joe watkins, republican strategist and former aide to president george h.w. bush and mark glaze, director of mayors against illegal guns. so that...
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adam lanza killed with guns so modern, policy-making logic posits that government must pass a law. whether that law will accomplish its goal is irrelevant. policy-making has become an activity that supports the genetic and financial needs of policymakers and their follower tribes. the community's role, we've lately learned, is to provide revenue. where are we going with that? >> i think he started off in a legitimate direction where he talked about how much of the legislation is done with deadlines and during lame-duck sessions. we're responsive as opposed to getting proactive. i get where he's coming from with respect to failures with the assault weapons ban in 1994. if you had a ban prior to 1994, you could hold on to it, but that doesn't excuse the government from trying to curb some of these episodes of mass gun violence. i think there's an obligation as a society for us to try to figure out ways to make these less likely to happen. and whether that's a reintroduction of the assault weapons ban or whether it's something more simple like banning high-capacity magazines, you know
adam lanza killed with guns so modern, policy-making logic posits that government must pass a law. whether that law will accomplish its goal is irrelevant. policy-making has become an activity that supports the genetic and financial needs of policymakers and their follower tribes. the community's role, we've lately learned, is to provide revenue. where are we going with that? >> i think he started off in a legitimate direction where he talked about how much of the legislation is done with...